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Stan- I am on the same page as you, I guess. I have some of the guns and pocket watches that belonged to the now long-gone male members of the family. The guns are worn with careful usage, blueing, stock finish- but are still functioning yet today.

But we should, perhaps, recall, that America went through the worst economic era from 1929 until we became "The Arsenal of Democracy" and to rural families, a shotgun meant meat on the table, and perhaps also an arm to defend their families against some of the desperadoes roaming the country back then- So, to some, that old M97 or Stevens double was a tool, like a hammer or a drill- no more, no less.

I like the M97, but way prefer the M12, as I don't much care for exposed hammer guns, especially in the cold weather we get up "Nawth"--RWTF

Count me in the Sentimental group. I have several items which belonged to various ancestors. Several of them would have some monetary value but others virtually none. They will be passed on to family, but none sold, By Me.

One item of no monetary value hangs proudly in my house. It was given to me several years back by my Mother's youngest brother. It is two 1"x3" boards a bit over 2 feet long. Near one end a hole was drilled & a heavy wire runs through making a hinge. the other end is tapered & rounded to make a handhold. It now has a shiny greasy looking appearance. Anyone know what it was for?

My Uncle told me my Grandfather had made it but when my Mother was growing up using it was one of her jobs. As I said moneywise, valueless, but worth a bunch to me.

I seem to be getting more sentimental as I grow older. Probably dementia...Geo

I have chalked up 70. Jim

A homemade press for squeezing lard oil out of fatback?

SRH

Stan;
Sounds as if you have been around a few Country Hog Killings. I sort of figured if anyone here knew what it was it would be you.

As best as I recall I saw one of these around 2002 in a little museum in Huntsville AL (Rocket City) only theirs was joined with an actual hinge rather than Wire. When my "PaPa" built this one he probably didn't have a hinge handy & the wire worked well enough he just never bothered to Upgrade it.

Been a long time since I have been in on a Hog Killing, but I would still like a good mess of that old time Kraklin Bread. We still buy some cracklins along at the store & make some, but it just doesn't have the same taste as that we made ourselves. Probably has a bunch of Preservatives added in to resist spoiling.

I still remember that Souse Meat, AKA Head Cheese, AAH the memories.

Hacker Martin used one to get his cutting oil for boring and rifling m/l barrels........ put it in a vise. Deceased friend of mine had one of his barrels and watched him bore and rifle it, and saw him squeeze some out with it.

What do I win?

SRH

63 years for me. Killed my first deer with a cut down M 1873 45-70 Springfield that I father had found in an abandoned chicken house. we had a heck of a time finding ammo for it at the time.
The rest of the time I hunted birds and rabbits with My Savage .22/410

Stan;
If'n I had a Hog to kill I'd send you a big bait of Hand Slung Chittlins, BUT, I ain't had a hog to kill in about 30 years so we're both outta luck. There are you know three classes of chitlins, depending on how much of a connoisseur one is. There's Kettle Boiled, Creek Washed & then the cream of the crop is Hand Slung.

I've been hunting for 58 years. I started hunting squirrels with a 410 single shot. I don't remember my first squirrel, but I remember my brother's. He is 4 years my junior, and he snuck my shotgun and two shells out of the house at 9 years old and went hunting. When he cocked the gun, he had to fire it because he didn't have the strength to uncock it. He waited with a cocked gun for the squirrels to sit still and brought two home. We padlocked the gun after that.